at the crest of this marvelous mound of merriment and launch our little bodies down and hope for the best.Now after a few of us had slid down and trudged our way up a dozen times or so‚ a mound would form at the bottom of the hill to the delight of every little maniac there. It served us well as a take off ramp.I remember one time when I was first to arrive the day after one of our outings‚ I was pretty pleased‚ the snow on the hill was hard packed as was the mound at the bottom and it was all mine
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through St. Louis‚ you start to drive by one of North America’s largest prehistoric city structures‚ Cahokia. According to the Cahokia Mounds Historical Site‚ this city covered six square miles‚ had 120 mounds‚ and was home to anywhere between 10‚000 to 20‚000 people from the years 700 to 1400 AD (Keller). Cahokia use to be a major regional trade center with huge mounds that had large palaces for city rulers‚ plazas‚ different neighborhoods‚ and even gaming fields‚ but much of this has been lost from
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1st quiz Mesopotamia II. Mesopotamia is a Greek word meaning “the land between the rivers.” It is now known as Iraq. The rivers in question are the Tigris and the Euphrates. These rise in the southern part of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and flow south into the Persian Gulf. Southern Mesopotamia was first called Sumer; middle Mesopotamia was first called Akkad and later‚ Babylonia; northern Mesopotamia was later called Assyria. Mesopotamia is correctly nicknamed “the Cradle of Civilization
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was buried. Another massive stone monument was the burial mounds that were also discovered around this time‚ they include dolmens which are slab of stone used to support the vertical slabs creating support for all the stones that were placed on top of the mound. Dolmens were used for single burials‚ passage graves for communal burials. Another type of burial ground introduced around this era was the Newrange which was a kidney shaped mound covering one acre of land which retained curbstones‚ some
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Albert Pujols‚ with a rise ball. Consequently Pujols admitted‚ “I never want to experience that again‚” after his at bat. Why is it baseball players can hit a 90 mph pitch‚ but not a 55mph rise ball? Accordingly‚ due to the elevated baseball pitcher’s mound‚ males are unable to successfully pitch a rise ball. A pitcher must abnormally rotate their hand to get a backspin on a ball‚ which is one of the many challenges in softball. Above all‚ hitting in softball is more difficult than
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throughout America‚ allowing tribes all over the continent to settle in one place and advance their population‚ although most tribes in North America never progressed into empires like the Aztecs. Groups that used corn to build large tribes include the Mound Builders of the Ohio River valley‚ the Mississippian culture‚ and the southwest Anasazi. When corn cultivation reached the Atlantic coast‚ a method‚ known as three-sister farming‚ developed. Indirect Discoveries of the New World The first Europeans
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COVENTRY UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BUSINESS‚ ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY Module M58: Ecological management and assessment Re-sit Coursework 2010 Submitted by: ELAICHOUNI MEHDI 2009/2010 Executive summary CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Importance of herbivore foraging in terrestrial environments III. Negative impact IV. Conclusion and recommendations V. References Introduction An herbivorous animal is an animal that feeds almost exclusively on vegetation
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Fire Ants Create Floating Rafts to Face Flooding Mounds of fire ants can be found floating around waters in South Carolina. It is part of the tiny insect’s way of surviving the floods that have affected the state. In a video captured by WSAV 3 photojournalist Chris Murray‚ the ants are shown in a mound floating on top of flood waters near Charleston. WSAV 3’s reports that the ants use their claws‚ jaws and sticky pads on their legs to stick together. There is an oily fluid that keeps them on a
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admired. As different warriors and soldiers pass the mound where Beowulf lies‚ they remember him as a courageous hero. Beowulf has battled many foes throughout his life. He has defeated sea monsters and even slain a dragon. Not many people have the courage to pursue the journeys as Beowulf does. He will always be remembered by the many people he has saved. His heroism is spread throughout the world. Everyone will know Beowulf when they pass his mound. They will say “Wide and lofty‚ the brave seafarers
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However one of those stories dating back from 700 A.D‚ tells of a culture named the Cahokia and is shrouded with a mysterious past. The rise and fall of this ancient culture has captured the interest of people around the world. Their gigantic man made mounds and artifacts of a once powerful culture that disappeared without a trace has been one of the largest mysteries of this nation. The Cohokia’s were an impressive civilization and build on a truly massive scale. At its height around 1050 A.D Cahokia
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